Shot, hammer, discus and javelin training aid

A sporting equipment training aid 10 for the disciplines of shot, hammer, discus and javelin. The article of sporting equipment comprising a utility part and a shot part. The utility part has a shaft 21 for replicating a portion of a shaft of a javelin. The shaft is connected at one end to a handle 26 wherein the handle replicates the handle of a hammer. An end of the handle forms an edge to replicate an edge of a discus 28. The shot part 30 is detachably connected to the other end of the shaft. When detached, the short part replicates a shot. The shot part can be connected to the shaft in a fixed and non fixed manner. When connected in the non fixed manner, the shot part is connected to the shaft by a flexible member (fig.2, 40) in order for the article to replicate a hammer. When connected in the fixed manner, the shot part is held fast to the shaft in order to replicate a javelin and discus. Consequently, there is provided a method of using the article of sporting equipment as a javelin and discus when the utility part and shot part are connected in a fixed manner. The method comprising re-arranging the shot part to be attached in the non fixed manner to use the article as a hammer and detaching the shot part to use the shot part as a shot. Thus multiple disciplines can be practiced with one article.